Sunday People

WAKEFIELD WILL UNLEASH TANGATA

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ADAM TANGATA has been given free rein to put the frightener­s on Hull today.

Wakefield’s new signing is known for his aggression and boss

Chris Chester (below) says that’s just what his relegation-threatened side need.

He said: “He will bring a real toughness and that’s something we have been lacking.

“We have been getting beaten up in the last few weeks and outmuscled and hopefully Adam can bring some toughness and a bit of whack.”

Nine defeats in the last 10 League games have seen Trinity tumble from This is on the players. He gave us a game plan and we just did not execute it.

“We were not good enough and we hold our hands up. But we will come back stronger this week.

“We have got five games to go and need to win them all.”

Huddersfie­ld’s task in the run-in looks to be the toughest of the five teams flirting with the drop, with all of their opponents sitting higher than them in the table.

English added: “It’s not going to be easy but we have the belief that we will get out of this mess.

“I have never experience­d this before but I am confident we will get out of this.”

Wakefield v Hull Today, KO 3pm

third into the middle of relegation trouble.

They hand debuts to Tangata and fellow new recruit Morgan Escare, who is on loan from Wigan, but third new signing Chris Green is ineligible to play against his parent club.

Hull, who are fighting for a top three spot, hope to bounce back after suffering a late league defeat to Wigan and exit to Warrington in the Challenge

Cup semi-final. Coach Lee Radford hands a debut to former New Zealand Warriors prop Tevita Satae, with Jack Logan making a return after three months out with an elbow injury. Albert Kelly and Mickey Paea are injured.

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